University of Oregon
Hilo Invitational
Freshmen Pace Oregon in Hawaii
02/07/08 | Men's Golf
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii ? Oregon's three freshmen all stood tied for 22nd at 1-under 139 to help the Ducks to ninth place following Thursday's second round of the UH-Hilo Intercollegiate, being played at the par-72, 6,971-yard Waikoloa Village Golf Course.
Isaiah Telles led the group with a 68 on Thursday, while Jack Dukeminier carded a 69 and native Hawaiian Sean Maekawa had a 72. The Ducks also counted a 67 from senior Joey Benedetti, who was tied for 51st overall at 2-over 142.
As a team, the Ducks shot a 4-under 276 Thursday, but fell a spot in the standings after being eighth following the opening round.
No. 10 Stanford shot a 17-under 263 in the second round to take a five stroke lead at 538. Arizona State was second at 543, followed by a tightly packed field that included No. 8 USC third at 544, No. 16 Texas Tech fourth at 546 and No. 4 Georgia Tech fifth at 547.
Washington led the next five at 500, followed by Oregon State (551), Oklahoma (553), Oregon (555) and Colorado (558).
Jamie Lovemark of USC fired a 65 to share the individual lead with Arizona State's Jesper Kennegard at 9-under 131. They were a stoke ahead of four golfers at 132.
The UH-Hilo concludes with a final round on Friday.
UH Hilo Intercollegiate
Waikoloa Village Golf Course
6,971-yards, par-70
Second Round
Team Scores
1, Stanford, 275-263-538. 2, Arizona State, 271-272-543. 3, USC, 274-270-544. 4, Texas Tech, 271-275-546. 5, Georgia Tech, 275-272-547. 6, Washington, 280-270-550. 7, Oregon State, 273-293-551. 8, Oklahoma, 277-276-553. 9, Oregon 279-276-555. 10, Colorado, 284-274-558. 11, Texas Christian, 284-275-559. 12, UC Davis, 288-277-565. 13, Cal-State Bakersfield, 283-283-566. 14, Kansas, 285-282-567. 15, Hawaii-Hilo, 282-286-568. 16, Hawaii, 292-278-570. 17, Santa Clara, 288-284-572. 18, Pacific, 291-282-573.
Top Individuals
T1, Jamie Lovemark, USC, 66-65-131; Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State, 68-63-131. T3, Rob Grube, Stanford, 65-67-132; Sihwan Kim, Stanford, 69-63-132; Stephan Gross, Arizona State, 64-68-132; Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech, 65-67-132.
Oregon Individuals
T22, Sean Maekawa, 67-72-139; Jack Dukeminier, 70-69-139; Isaiah Telles, 71-68-139. 81, T51, Joey Benedetti, 75-67-142. T64, Derek Sipe, 71-73-144.
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